Basketball Quotes
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus.
There's always room for improvement. We have a nucleus that's pretty good. You want players that will help.
There's more impact if you burn somebody with your eyes, look straight into him and let him know with a look.
There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.
It also didn't take me long to decide that Tri-Cities wasn't for me, and that I wasn't going to go there to play basketball.
The highest level of achievement is attained by the teams with the best conditioned players
You have to teach now - tell a kid how to box out, tell him how to pass, teach him footwork. Players don't understand that anymore.
My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something to keep me active. That's how I kept my body going.
Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible.
I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?
I played when I played, and played, I think, against the greatest players in the greatest time in the history of basketball.
The fundamentals of the game are the same wherever you go: pass, dribble, shoot, defend, rebound, screen, play hard and together
We need to know where we are going and how we plan to get there. Our dreams and aspirations must be translated into real and tangible goals with priorities and time frames.
I've always felt that, you know, the Almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team.
One day to see that headline, not that someone won a basketball championship, but to see that a cure for cancer has been found, will be a great day for mankind.
Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.
Basketball is a game of conditioning and fatigue. That's why I believe in practicing a team to train when it's exhausted.
First off, do everything they can to give their kids the opportunities to play sports; asthma is not a deterrent to playing sports.
The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move.
If you can walk with your head in the clouds and keep your feet on the ground, you can make a million dollars in the NBA.
Defense is all about helping. No one can guard a good dribbler, You have to walk kids through how to help and then how to help the helper
When a guy takes off his coat, he's not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!
A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against
When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.
I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.
I compare the pressure of a golf shot with making an extra point in basketball. The player starts from a full stop, and that rim doesn't move.
When I'm away from basketball, I'm the biggest kid. I do a good job of keeping myself sane. But on the other hand, I'm more of a solitary guy, glad to be left alone.
